snails

英 [sneɪlz]

美 [sneɪlz]

n.  蜗牛
snail的复数

柯林斯词典

• 蜗牛
  Asnailis a small animal with a long, soft body, no legs, and a spiral-shaped shell. Snails move very slowly.
• PHRASE 慢吞吞地;缓慢地
  If you say that someone does somethingat a snail's pace, you are emphasizing that they are doing it very slowly, usually when you think it would be better if they did it much more quickly.
  1. The train was moving now at a snail's pace...
     火车这会儿走得跟蜗牛一样慢。
  2. The economy grew at a snail's pace in the first three months of this year.
     今年第一季度经济增速缓慢。

双语例句

• Snails and octopuses are molluscs.
  蜗牛和章鱼是软体动物。
• Many animals are illegal to own as pets, including snails, sloths, and elephants.
  许多动物包括蜗牛、树懒和象被养做宠物是违法。
• Snails can sleep for 3 years.
  蜗牛一觉能睡3年。
• Walrus feed on clams, snails and other bottom dwellers.
  海象以蛤蜊、蜗牛和其他海底生物为食。
• Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease transmitted by aquatic snails, also seems to be affected by climate.
  由水生螺传播的一种称为血吸虫病的寄生虫病似乎也会受到气候的影响。
• When plants are ruined, snails and slugs are the chief suspects.
  植物被毁，最有可能是蜗牛和鼻涕虫造成的。
• These snails do not occur on low-lying coral islands or atolls.
  在地势低平的珊瑚岛或环礁上没有这种螺。
• I had forgotten all about the snails when Robert suddenly said that I must stay to dinner.
  我把蜗牛的事已忘得一干二净，罗伯特突然提出一定要我留下来吃饭，这才提醒了我。
• Most snails have shells on their backs.
  大多数蜗牛背上有壳。
• Elizabeth had been collecting snails for a school project
  伊丽莎白一直在为完成学校的一份课题作业收集蜗牛。